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STL 98: Mike's Stick Trick, and the Fabric of Matt

Shop Talk Live · 19 Nov 2015 · 46m

What this episode covers

Host Tom McKenna and editors Mike Beckovic and Matt Kenny discuss woodworking techniques, including Mike's spacer-block method for laying out through mortise and tenon joints and Matt's fabric-lined box interiors. They address reader questions on using a Makita wet wheel sharpener, preventing rust during cold transport, and stiffening a Murphy door bookcase. The episode also features 'Tool Bombs' segments where Mike critiques an accordion dovetail spacer and Tom reflects on his initial struggle with a Lee Nielsen low-angle smoothing plane.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Tools
Makita, Tormek, WorkSharp
Materials
CRC Industrial 3-36
Also
Lee Nielsen, Garrett Hack, Michael Fortune

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